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THE PACIFIC RAILWAYS
DIRECTORS or THE COMPANIES TO
&c PROSECUTED

For the Alleged Abuse OF Their Trusts--A
Statement In Detail Now Belng Prepared
with View to Immediate Action--Ths
Charges Against the Philadelphia Post
ofiee-Capital Items.
WASHINGTON Cry, Aug. ia special
to The New York World says: A statement
in detail OF the affairs of the Pacific railroads
Is being prepared by Maj Reddington, with
a view of the prosecution, both criminal and
civil, OF the directors of these companies 1t
Is q well known fact that the government
and the Central and Union Pacific roads have
been outrageously plundered by the. directors
OF these roads out OF about $z5, ,0OO, coo IL is
also fact that all this money could be re-
covered, provided the government
took proper. action, and it is now inti-
mated that 1t intends doing so, and when
the proper time arrives Maj Reddington win
produce the name of a man who acted as pay
master for Huntingdon and his agent, Sher-
rell, for services performed in Washington,
or, in other words, in explaining" to MEM
bers their duty regarding the Pacific roads,
There is sufficient evidence in Huntington's
testimony on which to base an indictment Of
Huntington and most of his associates, In the
Judgment Of good lawyers. But when the
Pacific railroad commission come to make
their report after completing their investiga-
tions 1t is believed that there win be sufficient
material to bring a case against every mem
Der of the Pacific railroad ring.
The indications are also that the admins.
tratiOn will push the prosecution.
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NO TRuTH IN THE CHARGES.

Report of the Civil Service Commissioner
ON the Philadelphia Postonice. ~
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug 15.-The report
OF the civil service commissioners ON the
charges preferred against the board of civil
service examinersso Of the philadelphia postof.
flee and Postmaster Harrity, by the Philadel-
phia Civil Service Reform association, aileg-
ing fraud init conduct Of the,examinatiofa
and the violation of the civil service I1ilea in
the appointments to I'LL vacancies was made
public Friday The = commissiony after q
thorough Investigation, reach the conclusion
that there Is ne truth in either Of the charges
or that any person or committee has assessed
the employees of the postofice for political
purposes. While admitting that great ma
Jorfty of the appointees under civil service
rules during Postmaster Harrity's admins
tration are Democrats, this is accounted for
by the fact that Republicans, under the in
fuence of partisan newspapers and ideas, be-
lieve that no Republicans would be appointed
under Democratic administration. A SINH
lar condition Of affairs existed under the Re-
publican, administration of the office, the
great majority of appointees under civil sefv-
ice rules being Republicans because Demo
Gratis thought there was no chance for them
under a Republican administration.
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was the headlight Of a freight

II was the headlight Of q freight
train, and then mistook 1t for q prairie fire.
Jones is the man who turned'in the Chats
worth fire alarm, and he Is anintelligent gem
.teman and very clear In his statement He
blames Engineer Sutherland Of the first en-
gins, and swears that be saw the FIRE two and
one-half hours before the disaster while cross
ing the Chatsworth track block east Of the
dspok. over two miles away He can not see
how Sutherland failed to recognize the dan
ger. It appears from the statements Of 9th.
ers hare that the bridge posts, when closely
examined, were found burned to points at the
upper ends, though comparatively sound be-
low. The importance OF Mr.. Jones' state
ment consists In the fact that it was made
hours before similar testimony was adduced
ut the inquest ). -.: ..sgm,s.
1t was followed by the reception Of dis
patch to the authorities from the railroad
headquarters at Chatsworth ordering the
chief Of police and posse to proceed to Wash
Ing and arrest described gang Of robbers
who plundered the dead and may have set the
culvert on fire for this infamous purpose
The police found on arriving at Washington
that the gang had skipped the freight train at
Weston, and this clew is being followed 4
There seems no doubt Of the mems identity,
and another coincident is that the tickets of
fve or six passengers were sent for from De-
catur, and this number of hard, rough-look-
ing men is said to have got on the rear car at
Forrest. The four men are further stated TO
have swarIned to the front Immediately after
the disaster, and to have engaged in the
awful sacrilege Of stripping the desolate
dead under cover of darkness and confusion. i
That such impious pillage prevailed
is not to be denied. Mr.. Il. D. Gould, gen.
eral freight agent and passenger agent of the
road, caught one Of the devils in the act and
kicked him within an inch of his life, forcing
him to desist. Another scoundrel caught in
the act said he was merely securing me-
mento OF the wreck. j. ID. McFadden, one
OF Peorias dead, was robbed of $500. Mrs |
Deals rings were stripped from her fingers |
Mrs Potthof, of Third street, was robbed,
though unhurt F. d. Weinettes pockets |
were turned inside out when his body was
found and his watch and $3.50 were gone.
The wife OF Capt Dahlke. the harbormaster,
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Indians on the War-Patb.

/ WASHINGTON Cry, Aug. l5.-The wal
department has received q telegram from the
governor Of Gonioa coior ado announcing he:npris.
ing Of fhe " White River GtseSe pear -Meeker,
Sol,, - And asking the assistance OF the Limited
S.ases troops In suppressing it, The Ute In
sa'anS led by old Coiorpw, haze teen the
y ~Ar-path and are killing thesettlers Nanchea
nave been abandoned and the people ars Sex
Ing refuge in the town of Meeker. Govcrno.
Adams has sieen telegraphed to for axrns and
'rnu Rsnft$y agency, The telegram has been
forwarded to Gen. Crook, who has command
Of that military department, for such. action
as he deems advisable. He has full power TO
act In the matter and viii send troops to the
scene of trouble if thought necessary. There
are. plenty of troops. just north and south Of
Meeker, and they can be utilized on short no
-tice. The Utes are regarded as dangerous
tribe, and an uprising among themG may
prove serious unless promptly suppressed.
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DiseracefuI Row at a Ball.

CAIRO, Ills, Aug. l5-Thursday night a
row took place at Wickliffs, KY, few miles
below here, during hop which was in pro-
gress The affray was caused by Bub Sulli
van refusing to pay an entrance fee. Eugene
and John Watwood, and Charley Rollins are
charged with shooting promiscuously into
the crowd, WHICH stampeded to a rickety
porch, extending around the second floor
The frail structure gave way, throwing the
party, numbering thirty young men and
women, to the ground, many sustaining seri-
o,ls injuries Miss Mamma Miller, Mamie
Elliott, Genie Hughes, Lou Norris, Mrs. J.
B. Wicklof, Eddie Gilbert, and Lee Gilbert
wore all moro or less injured. Virgil Rollins
was shot through the neck while In the bali
room and can hardly recover: aa
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The Co.ning Chicago Encampment.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Gen. "A. LChetlain
has returned from Europe, where for sew
eraf weeks past be has bean interviewing for
cignsministefs and ministers Of =war in the
intsrests of the intaEnat tional snca hnpHent to
bs hsld In this city In October Gen Chet-
iain visited England, France, Belgium Hol-
lard, Prussia, penmarh, Sweden Russia,
Austria, and Switzerland, and In each seoun-
try mads q request for detachment oi
troops to visit She encaippnaents He was
well received everywhere and prepared the
way for the formal invitations which
have been extended by this country
through the American ministers. : Gen.
Chetlain Is confident that there viii be sew.
eral detacbments Of European militia at the
Chicago encamrgpant .-e9r 4 So. #E
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TERgR r,a..-,l--1... -. sSs.sse l5. "A combina.
fion train on the Esaasvflle & Indianapolis
road vent througls a wooden cssIyert &C Saline
City twenty miles from here, Friday morn
ing. The engine and fifteen freight cars
passed over 1t safely, but it gave way under
the one passenger coach, which fell on lis
side fifteen feet below There were fifteen
passengers In the coach. Six OF them were
injured, but only one, Thomas Brouthers,
seriously. His spine Is injured; and there are
internal In iuries which may prove bttal.
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PROPERTY OF THE VICTIMS

PROPERTY OF THE YICTIA&
enly one here who Is entirely dependent upon
nc psFe of the nurses and he straluopsly
uec1in6s to- aliaw, his: relatives In Buffalo to
be sent for. Mr.. Zimmerman, of Peoria,
left tho side Of his cousin, Mis Valdejo, Sat
urday morning for the FIRST maEnent In four
tesn hours, and was 90 weak and exhausted
thatupon reaching the air hA 90 -. anai,l. so
wax wax across the street.
From the following summary the grand
total or Victims Of the wreck will be seen
Total number OF deaths up to Saturday, &C.
cording TO official returns. 7i; wounded seri-
ously and treated for wounds. 10; wounded
slightly and gone home, $50; grand total Of
killed. wounded, and injured, ass
yHt o o'clock saturday n1crsing
70 est was resumed, Counsel J. A..
~ ,of Peoria, being present to watch
X oceedings In behalf of the railroad
II ny. Only one witness had been ex-
"a when Coroner Long was notified that
eesenae was required at Pontiac, and an
urnment was taken until t:30 on Tues
he evidence of the single witness, w. @.
esster, q grain dealer of this place, was
llflned the facts concerning the manner
q which the, news Of the wreck reached
Chatsworth, and the prompt actaon Of the
citizens ia responding to the call for relief,
Next vesk the Jury will probably take eYi,
.dencs regarding the condition Of the road,
and tho rsiiroAd officials win Be asked to en-
tighten the Jury a. to Why the train could
mot have besn run In two sections. It a
9snsrally, conceded that if this had been done,
the catastrophe would probably have been
nwafded mr. nx least heAn far lAss fatal In fta
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MARROW ESCAPE OF THE SLEEPER sTUNIs"
swears that her husband was stripped of
"a, 755, and there are other cases. The en-
tire Zimmerman family, three in number,
were robbed.
MIR. Robert Menny, assignee of the Petten-
gill estate, says: There is no doubt what
ever of the robbery of the dead saw
stacks OF empty pocket-books lying around
The ladies were robbed of their watches. /
saw one case Of a lady whose dead body had
been taken out of the wreck. She had a large
gold watch that she had pinned to her night
gown. saw this in particular. When I
went hack the watch was gone. ra
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Manchester, England, is suffering from .
water famine.
The Brooklyn Beecher monument fund
amounts to s25, ,00S.
There were 1s0 failures in the United
States and Canada during the last seven
days
IA toad who disgraces his own warts" is
what one Mississippi editor says in alluding
TO another,
The dry goods store Of Harry NJ Woods
at Bloomington, Ills, was closed Friday on
O Judgment for $11, ,000
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HALIFAX, N. s., Aug i5.-Bishop V''
lam s. Murray, of Iowa, who was ON 4
day chosen by the Nova Scotia synod
bishop Of Nova Scotia, was selecteda as c
promise candidate, the High and Low chu
parties having como TO a deadlock over th
respective candidates. The bishop Of Illin
addressed the synod and expressed the EA
that the transfer OF an American bishop to
British colonial ses would contribute GRE
deal toward the unity Of the churches.
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tiinArgca with Robblng the n1aIi..

NEW HAvEs, Conn, Aug. Is -Inspectors
Clark and Bafrio, OF the postofice depart
nieut, were I'M this city Saturday, and pre-
ferred charges against William A. Roemer,
a clerk In the Waterbury postoffice, for alb
stracting a number OF letters from the mails
Tie proof agaiust him is said to be con.
elusive. Roemer was appointed three
months ago. He was at one time sheriff OF
West Chester county, New York, and IS said
to have lost from $4,000 to 500, 600 in Wal
street. He was prominent in church circles
He is now In Jail The deputy United State.
marshal left for Waterbury Saturday after.
nom with wnrrant for Isoemer's arrest
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An Explanation Demanded OF DIR. CurrAn.

An Explanation Demanded OF Or. Curran.
NEW YORK, Avg. 15s-The Tribune says
that Archbishop corrigan has demanded OF
RsvzDE Currail On eEpIanatiog Of tho latters
recent appearance with pr. McGlynn at a
public meeting Of tho United Labor party.
DIR. Curran was not penitent and on being re
quested by the archbishop to ars''. e.,
his action refused ~ =, 90 ii. ,Sas ,har ~,
: :. ned not to repeat the offense It is under
stood chat DIR. Curran Is trying to force the
archbishop to take extreme measures in his
case, in order to make it appear that the sx.
Communication OF McGlynn was purely rs,
account of his political views
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HOSPITAL IN THE CITY HALL.
their end, were meaning and tossing upon
cots on the upper floors Of the city hall
These:ars all that remain Of the two score Of
victims who were here Friday. The others
were takensto Peoria and other points on
special trains Friday night The corpse Of
little Joey Clarke, of Washington, Ills, was
recognized at the last moment when about to
be put on the train and taken
away with .the rest Of the unknown.
His mother does not yet know his fate and
none Of the nurses are willing to break the
news TO her, although she asks repeatedly
concerning his whereabouts. Her left limb
k almost severed I'm two at the knee. Morti-
fication has sent in, and the physicians have
no hope Of her recovery. Pretty Josie VAL
'dejo, OF Peoria, whose death was prelna-
turely reported in adyices to Forest, died at
.spElock Saturday morning.
Miss Yaldejo died like hero, as the physi-
clan expressed it. Five minutes before she
breathsd her last, she felt the approaching
pdhss af disso ointior; stroksd the hard of .her
cousin ss g In chants for his patient care
ThSn hAf breath came I'm short and quick
gasps and with a smile on her face and with
nl6ysfnsnl8of Of hips rs though she were trying
70 mprplur the word smothsrz she passed
atssy Tbs 9ccurrsncs had . most deprsssing
roozn. Theirs was another touching scene a
listlel elatss, While che hysieians wars dress-
ink tae wounds nf Mrs, Clark, and the nurses
Who sin minded sher Sid, expecting every
momspt 70 be her last, the poor woman
inoaned and called piteously for her @Joey,s
whom sheFh bad bean led TO belisvs was safe
and well at Piper City, instead Of cold and
sti6 IN the railroad station across the way.
!, Adam schaumberg,t Of Peoria, passed
restless night, and is reported to be consider
ably worse. Young Waters, Of the Peoria
Watch company, and Homer Bond, of Col
chester, are also rapidly growing worse. OF
thS sssba patients here, it is believed only
Mrs. Harzsn and Miss Alter, two cousins
ffem Fort Madison, Iowa, win survive am
other week. Thess are doing well, and are
aolet t6it up In bed. Twenty nurses from
Fairbury took turns in watching the suffer
eis hrnpghout the night, and physicians
fnoYsA from cls cot. to another from dusk to
daybreak. The friends In attendance on
Homer Bond, whose fzcs is,one mass Of dis
colof fatidn and presents 4 terrible sight, were
reinforced BY ths arrival OF his rslattyes on
The merning train. -Schaumberg is now the
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serious charges Aeainst Cal. Burn. :,

: WAsHINGFoN CRY, Aug. LA special 70
The New York Herald says that charges have
been preferred by Adjt. Gen. Whipple against
Col ". w. Burns, assistant commissary gen
eral Of substance stationed at New. York
and that Gen. Scofeld has put Col Burns
under arrest. The exact nature of the accu-
sations is unknown but it is intimated that
the trouble is OF a domestic nature. Cen
Drum win say only that the charges are
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THE BURNING BRIDGE.

What Mr. Jones SaW-Was The Calamity
Caused by Robbers3
PEORIA, nls, Aug. l5--A significant cir.
cumstanca bearing direct on the condition Of
the Chatsworth culyert prior to the accident
and the true causes Of the disaster transpired
here at O'Clock. Friday morning. At that
hour Peoria Journal reporter ran across E.
NJ. Jones, Chicago music teacher, bound
west Mr.. Jones Is willing to testify on oath
and .s.-,.lf miles 10. the eastward. where
Jones xs& ne Thought = first that
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Resignation Of Amos Hadlcy,

WAsHINGToN CRY, Aug. Ia Mr., Amos
Hadley, who has been for the past ten years
chief of the stationery and printing division
in the interior department, and for the, past
six months acting chief clerk of the depart
ment, has been elected secretary of the Gen.
trial Gas company, of New York City. He
has rendered his resignation to Secretary La
mar. The latter said Saturday that he had
not yet selected a successor to Mr.. Hadley.
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Rlddreberger Released bY ! MOD.

WINCHESTER, Va, Aug IA dispatch
from Woodstock, Va, states that United
States Senator Riddleberger, who was Fri
day sentenced by Judge Newman of The
county court to pay fine OF s25, and be TN
prisoned for ten days for contempt of court.
was released from Jail Friday night by mob.
The jailor made but little resistance
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Funerals at Peoria.

Peoria, Ills, Aug. Is. tins whole city
was In mourning Saturday, and funeral pro
cessiofls were constantly passing through the
streets, following the victims of the Chats
worth wreck 10 theft graves It seeAnsed as
though every church hfssll sdKsr:.a hearse, and
carriage busy, The funeral Of Mrs. James
Deal took plaos in the morning at her late
residences with q very large attendance:
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New ORLEANS, Aug. Charles Apfe
shot his wife Friday afternoon an shei
committed suicide by blowing out his rains
APPEL was IS years OF age and his . flv
years younger. They had not lived ppill
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For InYitinc Dr. ncGirnn.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug 15.-William H.
Hughes, editor OF The Michigan Catholic,
publishes letter severely condemning the
press committee of the Army Of the Tennes-
see for inviting DIR. McGIynn to address the
coming reunion of that body In this city. =
says the Invitation Is an insult TO the memory
Of the dead Catholic heroes OF the army.
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Anti.saIoon Republlcans.

BosroN, Aug. IA document signed by
Senators Dawes and Hoar, exsGoyern6r
Long 3 II Hale, la FL Haskell and other
anti-saloon Republicans has been issued, urg-
ing Prohibitionista TO vote the Republican
ticket, as that represents the temperance peo-
pie OF the state.
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ApplIcatlona Tor Prepayment of 1nteresI

y WASHINGTON CRY, Aug. Is. .--Applic
were received at the treasury department
Friday for the prepayment OF interest on
$t9, ,769, $50 of outstanding United States
bonds The total amount Of bonds upon
which Interest has been apphed Tor ID date I,
SIS QOS. 300 t.a5.7y &c &. = = =
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rwenty-Two saiIors Drowned.

GLoUcEsrER, Mass, Aug. i6-Schoon'
A. d. Story Capt, Ryan, arrived from Ic.
land, reports the French fishing vessel
Sophia, Of Morel, lost at Reikeviok with
crew OF twenty-five men,
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WAsHrsGFoN CtTY, Aug; laNsA. B. New
cotnbe, widely known as the chief Of tiotec.
tivcs Of the government. died suddsnl- rri.
dny night at ahoplexy Ia this e.s 1.v ,.eSF'.iE
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SCENES AT CHATSW0RTH.
ONLY A FEW VICTIMS or THE WRECK
REMAIN IN TOWN.
Every Care Being Taken Of the Suf-
ferers by Relatives and
= Good Nurses.

Pathetic Scene ct the Death OF Pretty Josie
:. vsldejo. OF feoria-story Of Man Who
Saw the Culvert Burning Hours Before
S the wrcck--A Posse I'M Search OF the
Rebbers Who Were at the Scene.
CHArswoRTH, Ills, Aug. 15.-One solitary
BODY rested Saturday morning in the bag
gage room OF the station, while seven Of the
victims Of Thursdays catastrophe, five Of
whom are believed to be fast approaching
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LOndays Of sAeh
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Wednesday Of each month,
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GENEssALsDgRRGreRx,.
JUDICIAL oEErohns'
Hos. C. L. raowx District Judge:

COUNTY ogFICRRa:
0ss. II. MuNRs, Shsflns g :! - ~ -
X. C, HnLsEsoy, Treasurer.
- MuHI Larson, Clerk Disu4eS0earS.s
Gno. NJ. GnrrS1s, Auditor.
q. IN. WHlxu0res. Register OF. nseds.
ono. II, DAnLIEa, judge oE Probate.
S. A. FLAHxRTx, Attosney. ..s,...
: IL. IL HUonnuRBs oefonsr-
D. T. WHHAroE, Surveyor.
n. z. CoIYxn. Ooust Commandments.
VIZ. G. BIckssLl, County Sups. OK aeasois'
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CHURCH DIRECTORY:
.a.na .,,oxAs. Rev. J. b. Esishaak. Faster.
NnrRoe eisr, Rev T. P. Rsbertsoa, Pastor.
RonAx ,CArHe1zc, Rev, Geo. 9asksli, kEless.a
SeAHDfN AVIAN Ev AN6nLIek AZ LUrAnnANshsys
A. J. Anderson, OF Scandia, Pastor.